“New York, New York,” David Thompson and Sharon Washington WINNER: “Kimberly Akimbo,” David Lindsay-Abaire
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Other big wins included Sean Hayes as “America’s first publicly dysfunctional celebrity” Oscar Levant in “ Good Night, Oscar,” and Jodie Comer, who plays a lawyer who specializes in defending men accused of sexual assault who becomes the victim of an assault herself in “ Prima Facie.” The two won best actor and actress in a leading role in a play for their respective performances.Ĭheck out the full list of nominees and winners below.
The ceremony also included several impassioned nods to the LGBTQ+ community, most notably by Michael Arden, who won for best direction of a musical for “Parade.” Ghee won best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for “Some Like It Hot,” while Newell’s scene-stealing turn in “Shucked” nabbed them the award for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became the first two out nonbinary performers to win in acting categories.
There were some historic acting wins, too. The night’s big winners were the musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” with five awards in total, and the Holocaust drama “Leopoldstadt,” which won four. “We don’t have a script, you guys,” she joked in a subsequent monologue. “To anyone who thought last year was a bit unhinged, to them I say, ‘Darlings, buckle up.’” Any early concerns that the night would be lacking in razzle-dazzle were quickly tossed aside when DeBose opened the show with a jaw-dropping dance routine. Eventually, the Broadway League and the American Theater Wing ― the two organizations that present the Tonys ― agreed to keep the event script-free to avoid being picketed, thus requiring some improvisation from host Ariana DeBose and other presenters.įortunately, the Broadway community is well-equipped at navigating the pressure of a live performance. Despite a robust theater season, an air of uncertainty hung over the 2023 Tony Awards as they kicked off Sunday in New York.įor weeks, it appeared as though the 76th annual ceremony was in danger of being canceled or postponed indefinitely because of the ongoing writers strike, which represents screenwriters and playwrights.
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